RHL Beach Race at Weston 2014 - Transponder Hire

Welcome to the official transponder hire website for the RHL Beach Race at Weston.

If you would like to hire a transponder please click the button below or you can of course purchase your own (further information below).

NEW MYLAPS FLEX Transponder, only £73.00+VAT

2011 saw the release of the new MYLAPS FLEX transponder which is subscription based. After paying for the initial purchase the transponder is active for 1, 2 or 5 years, at the end of which it will turn itself off. To use it for another 1, 2 or 5 years you just connect it to the internet and pay online to activate it again.

Transponder Hire

Riders in all classes at the RHL Weston Beach Race must now provide their own approved timing transponder.

To assist riders a small number of transponders will
be available for hire over the weekend and these will be on a first come
first served basis and must be pre-booked on-line. The current price to hire is £30.00. To help speed up the distribution process this year there
will once again be additional cabins and staff.

Competitors
who have their own MYLAPS MX transponders already, and who have
received their race number for the 2014 Weston Beach Race, can register
their MYLAPS MX transponder identification number against their entry by
sending an email to mailto://westonbeach@hssports.co.uk with the following information:

With
a race as big as the RHL Beach Race, with more than 1000
competitors on track during the main solo race, the transponders are an
essential item. The use of an electronic timing system means that riders
aren't forced to queue at the finish line to record their time and
position and enables live timing to be displayed on the big screens
around the course, allowing the 100,000 strong crowd to keep track of
who is doing what in the race.

Gareth Hockey: Director - RHL Activities Limited"Electronic
timing systems are becoming more popular at club events within the UK,
and a lot of riders have invested in their own transponder as a result.
This year those riders will be able to use their own transponder at
Weston, rather than having to queue to collect and return a hired transponder. In 2010 we switched to a system where each rider will be
responsible for providing their own transponder, either by buying or
renting the unit, which makes the signing on process and the timing of the race much more efficient. We've also done a discount deal with HS
Sports to take the sting out of buying a transponder to allow infrequent
competitors to rent units for the 2014 RHL Beach Race at Weston."

As
it stands due to contractual agreements between the AMCA and
transponder manufacturer MYLAPS, AMCA transponders will not work with the RHL Beach Race Timing System.